Typography

Question 1

Aperture

Answer 1

a counter or aperture is an area entirely or partially enclosed by a letter form or a symbol (the counter-space/ the hole of).

Question 2

Arm

Answer 2

A horizontal or upward, sloping stroke that does not connect to a stroke or stem on one or both ends.

Question 3

Ascender

Answer 3

An upward vertical stroke found on the part of lowercase letters that extends above the typeface’s x-height.

Question 4

Beak

Answer 4

A beak is a type of decorative stroke at the end of the arm of a letter, connected to the arm by the terminal.

Question 5

Bowl

Answer 5

The fully closed, rounded part of a letter.

Question 6

Bracketed Serif

Answer 6

The bracket is a curved or wedge-like connection between the stem and serif of some fonts. Not all serifs are bracketed serifs.

Question 7

Counter

Answer 7

The open space in a fully or partly closed area within a letter.

Question 8

Cross bar

Answer 8

The (usually) horizontal stroke across the middle of uppercase A and H

Question 9

Cross stroke

Answer 9

The horizontal stroke across the stem of a lowercase t or f is a cross stroke.

Question 10

Crotch

Answer 10

An acute, inside angle where two strokes meet.

Question 11

Descender

Answer 11

The part of the letters that extends below the baseline.

Question 12

Ear

Answer 12

A small stroke extending from the upper-right side of the bowl of lowercase g; also appears in the angled or curved lowercase r.

Question 13

Hairline

Answer 13

a hairline is the thinnest stroke found in a specific typeface that consists of strokes of varying widths.

Question 14

Head Serif

Answer 14

Top starting point of the letterform

Question 15

Leg

Answer 15

The lower, down sloping stroke of the K and k is called a leg.

Question 16

Link

Answer 16

A stroke that connects the top and bottom bowls of lowercase double-story g’s.

Question 17

Loop

Answer 17

The enclosed or partially enclosed counter below the baseline of a double-story g.

Question 18

San Serif

Answer 18

A typeface with no serifs

Question 19

Serif

Answer 19

A stroke added as a stop to the beginning and end of the main strokes of a character.

Question 20

Shoulder

Answer 20

The curved stroke aiming downward from a stem.

Question 21

Spine

Answer 21

The main curved stroke of a lowercase or capital S.

Question 22

Spur

Answer 22

A small projection off a main stroke.

Question 23

Stem

Answer 23

Vertical, full-length stroke in upright characters.

Question 24

Stroke

Answer 24

A straight or curved diagonal line.

Question 25

Swash

Answer 25

A flourish addition replacing a terminal or serif.

Question 26

Tail

Answer 26

A descending stroke, often decorative.

Answer 27

The end of a stroke that does not include a serif.